Spike and Twilight share a very unique situation and relationship, but its nature is a subject they've both found very difficult to broach. When they are unexpectedly summoned to the Seapony kingdom, events provide them a reminder of just how how special is the bond between them.

Featuring Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Trixie and Sea-Ponies!

Twilight was doing the best she could to become a princess of which everypony could be proud. With only a few teensy little bouts of self-doubt, she was hitting the books like a pro, learning the ropes from the elder princesses, and easing into the job at a cautious, steady pace. Steady, that is, until a certain power-obsessed centaur threw all of her timetables and checklists into the air – along with most of her house.

So with T-wreck now back in the slammer, all she and Spike have to do is get used to living in a new house castle as well as cope with changed circumstances, responsibilities and expectations. Easy-peasy, right?

The events of this story happen in parallel to and intersect with events in Outland, although each story can be read independently.

Equestria has been an island continent in the Pacific Ocean for decades, and the world's nations have kept marching on.

Ivan and Katna, two Ukrainian orphans have been left by the wayside of society. In the daily struggle for survival, they've found themselves at the bottom, and their hope of a healthy future is kept from them: species transfiguration. To survive they must delve into the edges of society, go beyond the comforts of safety, and travel to the ends of the earth for each other.

Content information: science fiction, transformations, questions of personal growth, survival duo, and lots of journeying.

Editing Staff:
Chapter 1-3 Pre-readers: Scootaloser, Sorren, and Shadow_Fire.

Pre-readers: Blazing Rune and Pleaseworkforonce.

Editor: Sharp Logic.

Discord died saving Twilight Sparkle and in the process all of Equestria. Or that's what everypony thinks, until a strange egg is found at Sweet Apple Acres, and Princess Celestia says it's the egg of Discord reborn. As the Element Bearers prepare for his return, some ponies remember Discord's darker days. Forces long dormant awake, wishing the return of the rule of chaos, while others, equally old and secret, will stop at nothing to prevent Discord's rebirth! And then there's just one more thorny little question. Who in their right mind would want to adopt him anyway?

Edited by Sharp Logic

This story is a sequel to Renaissance Pony

Twilight has always dreamed of meeting her hero, Starswirl the Bearded. She finally gets her wish fulfilled on a mysterious deserted world. Together they investigate how they got there, where the world's inhabitants went, and why amongst all ponies, they two were brought to this desolate place. To Twilight's consternation, the more they learn, the sadder Starswirl becomes, until finally she is faced with a devastating choice that would have her betray her mentor, her friends, and even her innermost convictions.

Artwork by Nevina, based on a prior drawing by TotallyNotaBrony (Note: you don't need to have read Renaissance Pony before reading this story.)

Zecora has chosen to live away from her kind and embrace the perils of the Everfree. Shad was born there, and has never know anything else. They both had learned to cope with life in the Outland, and then fate brought them together.

(Note: Zecora artwork used with gracious permission of the awesome TetraPony.)

Some gamers love to play simulations because it lets them become other characters and direct their virtual lives. Or is it the other way round? Spike and Button or Rick and Peter. Who's to say what's a game and what's reality? Maybe the only difference is a matter of perspective!

An entry in the March Playstation Gamers Contest. IRL!

This story is a sequel to Tooth and Nail

Twilight Sparkle meets Richard Lyon, a human, and the two work closely to implement a bilateral inter-universal trade agreement between Equestria and Earth. Romance ensues, chopsticks are used, and there's a visit to the dentist. Incidentally, throughout all of this mushy business, Spike is neither abused, ignored, beat up nor made fun of.
Oh, and yes, it is a love story, despite the fact that I've repeatedly said I would never write a ship-fic. So sue me.
P.S. – This story was written for and submitted as an entry to "The Most Dangerous Game" writing contest sponsored by Obsolescence. Besides, what could be more dangerous than Twilight in love?

Beginnings are hard.
Often there is great sacrifice involved.
Could Equestria's origin have been any different?